The Lakers’ Russell Westbrook Experiment is Failing. Why?

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🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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When the Lakers traded for Russell Westbrook last summer, championship expectations were set. But now, they currently sit in the eighth seed of the Western Conference with a .500 record. They might even miss the playoffs. It’s become clear that the Westbrook experiment playing out on this Lakers team is failing. So who’s at fault? And what’s next? Ramona Shelburne takes us inside Crypto.com Arena to answer all of our questions, and game out solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How was Russ after the game? Is that the sort of thing that bothers him?
0:04.2	Um, have you followed Russ throughout his career?
0:08.4	Not as close as you have probably.
0:09.9	Okay. Have you followed Russ throughout this season? Yeah.
0:14.2	Would you think that would bother Russ not being in a leg game?
0:18.5	Okay. The great answer.
0:22.2	The Los Angeles Lakers are a team beset by questions, and the answers to at least some of them,
0:28.7	as no less than LeBron James just indicated there, are painfully obvious.
0:33.7	Like, of course Russell Westbrook is bothered. Of course, LeBron himself, if you couldn't tell, is bothered.
0:40.7	But all of that raises follow-up questions.
0:44.7	So today, Ramona Shelburne takes us inside the chemistry test underway in Los Angeles.
0:50.9	And she tells us how bad all of this has really got it behind the scenes.
0:55.8	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Thursday, January 27th.
1:00.7	This is ESPN Daily.
1:06.4	Thoughtful driving tips from ESO, number 16.
1:09.9	James is off to work.
1:11.3	As a qualified advanced driver, he's a stickler for good behavior on the road.
1:15.8	So it's a bit odd that he's one of the 90% of people who drive to work on their own.
1:20.4	When he could easily car share with his colleague, Dave.
1:24.3	Think how many helpful hints.
1:26.6	You could give Dave on his driving, James.
1:29.8	Car sharing with a colleague.
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